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Patented Dec. I3, |898.

W. T. LANE.

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(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,720, dated December13, 1898.

Application led August 4, 1897.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. LANE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Port Chester,State of New York,have invented new and usefulImprovements in Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to baskets or bags of a class in which a frame iscombined with and sustains a body of fabric or other flexible material,the object being to secure advantages in point of lightness,Strength,and durability.

The invention consists, first, in a peculiarlyshaped blankv whichl formsthe covering of the bag or basket, by reason of which thosev seams whichare usually upon the bottom of the bag or basket are located somedistance above the bottom, by reason of which construction the wearingqualities of the bag are materiallyimproved; second, in the constructionof the frame, which when taken in conmakes a light, convenient, andstrong bag or basket; third, in a resilient frame for a bag or basket byreason of which the shocks and strains to which the bag or basket or itscover may be subjected are modified.

In the accompanying drawings like letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts, in which- Figure l is a View in perspective of oneembodiment of the invention, the same being shown in course ofconstruction. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a completed basket, and Fig. 3is a sectional view in detail of a portion of the frame.

In the drawings, A represents the basket, which is preferably of canvasand reinforced or distended by a concealed skeleton frame, of metal orother suitable material, which latter may be covered or coated,eitherwholly or in part, with rubber, as illustrated in Fig. 3, torender the surface of the frame appreciably resilient.

ln constructing the body portion of the basket two pieces of canvas a aare employed, of substantially equal length but differing width, to anextent sufficient to provide marginal iiaps upon the Wider piece for usein the formation of lapped or felled seams, as will be later onexplained. These lengths of canvas are arranged by being placed oneSerial No. 647,028. (No model.)

upon the other, so that their long axes are at right angles and aresecured by parallel lines of stitching u2 d2 in a manner to form acentral portion d3 of double thickness, designed to serve as the bottomof the receptacle, the outwardly-extending flaps a4 being subsequentlyutilized as the sides thereof. Previous to sewing these pieces together,as above described, a light frame or former b, preferably rectangularand smaller than the bottom proper, is placed centrally between thecrossed portions of the material of the cover and there secured byinnerand outer lines of through stitching b2 b2, thereby effectuallyreinforcing such bottom portion by strengthening and stiffening thesame. To further insure against the wear and tear incident to the use ofbaskets of this class, it may be desirable to. have the aforesaid frameheavily coated with rubber, in which case the resilient quality impartedto this portion of the receptaclerwould obviously prove of advantage. Byreason of the frame or stiffener being smaller than the bottom of thereceptacle this latter portion may be compressed to a limited extent fornesting in packing for transportation.

The distender or frame proper, B, consists of an upper ring or hoop b3and duplicate bot'- tom side braces b4 h4, Whose bent-up'extremities b5b5 are equispaced upon and attached to the ring, they being adapted toserve as corner-posts in the formation of the body por tion of thebasket. The side braces above referred to are secured in position inpocketed seams formed by parallel lines of stitching ba 196, whichextend longitudinally of the lower or wider piece of canvas at adistance from the edges thereof sufficient to leave the mar ginalportions a5 a5 afforded by the excessive Width given the same. Diagonalcuts or notches a6 d, made at or adjacent to the corner-posts, extend tothe depth of and divide such marginal portions into three lengths, andthereby permit of the intermediate parts adjoining the bottom of thebasket being separately taken up and secured to the side flaps of theupper piece of canvas, as indicated by the double line of stitching ata7 0,7.

From the foregoing description the construction of the basket to thepoint illustrated in Fig. l will be readily understood, and it thereforeremains to complete the same by adding the sides, which is accomplishedin the following manner: The side flaps of the upper or narrow piece ofcanvas are drawn taut by being hemmed over those portions of the ring orhoop between the adjacent cornerposts or uprights. Referring to Fig. 2,it will be seen that in securing these flaps the seams a7 are drawnupward to a point considerably removed from the bottom and are therebyprotected from the hard wear to which the latter is usually subjected.The remaining flaps are then similarly attached to the ring, theiroverlapping marginal portions being secured by felled seams a8 as, whichinclose the corner-posts. The lower ends of these marginal portions arefolded or turned under, as indicated in Fig. 2, and held by rivets a.

Suitable handles are provided at C C to facilitate handling thereceptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. 'Ihe combination with aframe, of a body portion or cover consisting of two pieces of iieXiblematerial of equal length but unequal width arranged transversely, thesaid pieces being connected in the manner described to bring the bottomseams above the bottom of the basket, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. A bag or basket comprising a frame, a resilient covering for saidframe, a covering or body portion consisting of two pieces of flexiblematerial of equal length but unequal width arranged transversely to eachother in the manner described to bring the bottom seams above the bottomof the basket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

A bag or basket comprising a frame, a resilient covering for said frameand a covering or body portion for said basket cruciform in shape andhaving its adjacent sides connected together in such a manner as toinclude the vertical portions of the frame.

4. A blank for baskets or bags consisting of two members ofapproximately equal length but differing width and having their longaxes at right angles to each other forming a central portion of doublethickness with outwardly-e1tending flaps serving as sides for thereceptacle, the wider member being cut or scored at points adjacent tosaid central portion to a depth corresponding to its excess in width, toform a series of marginal and bottom flaps designed to overlap and besewed to the adjoining portions of the other member, as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

XVILLIAM T. LANE.

XVitnesses:

GEO. I-I. BENJAMIN, ARTHUR C. BLATZ.

